Packed with photographs, composer biographies, analyses of major works, and essential information on every musical genre, style, form, instrument, and ensemble, DK's u003ciu003eComplete Classical Music Guideu003c/iu003e is a portable encyclopedic guide to more than one thousand years of Western classical music. u003cpu003eFrom Bach to Berlioz, Glinka to Gershwin, Stravinsky to Shostakovich, and everyone in between, the u003ciu003eComplete Classical Music Guideu003c/iu003e contains more than three hundred composer profiles, and offers a clear definition of the particular styles and characteristics of seven key eras: Early Music (1000-1600); The Baroque Era (1600-1750); The Classical Era (1750-1820); The Romantic Era (1810-1920); Romantic Opera (1810-1920); National Schools (1830-1950); and Modern Music (1900-).u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eThe u003ciu003eComplete Classical Music Guideu003c/iu003e also includes a timeline that charts the evolution of musical styles and forms, instruments, and provides explanations of the building blocks of music -- melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, form, tempo, and dynamics.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003ePreviously published as u003ciu003eEyewitness Companion: Classical Musicu003c/iu003e, this book has been reformatted and designed and now comes packaged in an exclusive presentation slipcase.u003c/pu003e